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EPA/SWER RIN: 2050-AG79 Publication ID: Fall 2014 
Title: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Manufacturing (Import) Exemption for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) 
Abstract: With certain exceptions, section 6(e)(3) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) bans the manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). For purposes of TSCA, "manufacture" is defined to include import into the Customs Territory of the United States. One of these exceptions is TSCA section 6(e)(3)(B), which gives the EPA authority to grant petitions by rule to perform these activities for a period of up to one year, provided EPA can make certain findings. On April 23, 2013, the EPA received a petition from the United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), a component of the United States Department of Defense (DOD), to import foreign-manufactured PCBs that DOD currently owns in Japan for disposal in the United States. EPA has granted the petition, thereby, allowing DLA to import certain PCBs for disposal. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 761   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2606(e)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
None       
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/02/2014  79 FR 18497   
Direct Final Rule  04/02/2014  79 FR 18471   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/02/2014 
Direct Final Rule Comment Period End  05/02/2014 
Notice  06/13/2014  79 FR 33867   
Direct Final Rule Effective  07/01/2014 
Final Rule  09/29/2014  79 FR 58266   
Final Rule Effective  10/01/2014 
Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-RCRA-2013-0396
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/tsd/pcbs/dlapcb.htm   Public Comment URL: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EPA-HQ-RCRA-2013-0396  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
William Noggle
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-1306
Email: noggle.william@epa.gov

Rick Picardi
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
5304W,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:703 308-8879
Fax:703 308-0514
Email: picardi.rick@epa.gov